#but i've been so out of edit ideas

[pencil-amateur]

I think the part where lisa is like "you probably didn't even drive back when you were alive. you probably rode on one of those bicycles with the big stupid wheel in the front" and the creature looks at her and she's like "you did" is really funny

[vaggieslefteye]

CHARLIE MAGNE from HAZBIN HOTEL (2019): Pilot - "That's Entertainment" ↳ "So, I've been thinking: Isn't there a more humane way to hinder overpopulation here in Hell? Perhaps we can create an alternative way to change souls through... redemption?"

[daily-odile]

Odile patting Molly Epithet Erased on the head, you know why

have two bc i care them

[dnlbrl]

he's concentrating

[humanmorph]

THE SHIT THAT YOU HATE / DON'T MAKE YOU SPECIAL

oh gucci

[my-current-obsession]

Something I both love AND hate about FF7 (the original game and everything after, including the Remake trilogy) is that it is just ambiguous and/or player-driven enough that no matter which side of the love triangle you fall on (assuming you do in fact ship Cloud with one of the girls), the majority of fans for that ship are 100% CONVINCED it's the correct/canon option.

Like, certain scenes are definitely up to interpretation, and people are going to thus have varying reads on those scenes and the characters/relationships the scenes are about. It doesn't help that several scenes change depending on the player's choices, which acts as a confirmation bias as you naturally get more time and romantic moments with the girl of your preference. It really seems to me that MOST people who ship Cloud and Aerith have one solid interpretation (with a plethora of supporting evidence) of the series and the romance, while most people who ship Cloud and Tifa have their own solid interpretation with plenty of evidence that is VASTLY DIFFERENT from the Clerith reading of the game.

This is not a case of "one ship is clearly, explicitly canon and fans of the opposition just like their pick better and/or think it made more sense narratively and WISH it was canon" - for an example of that, look to the Avatar the Last Airbender shipping wars. This is a case where both sides literally interpret the story just differently enough that they come to entirely different conclusions about which girl is Cloud's true love. And if either side reaches out to try and explain their viewpoint to the other, they're just met with "uh, no. You're wrong." Try and explain what Cloud might be thinking in a given scene with one of the girls, why he acts a certain way... "That's not it at all, where are you getting this? Are you delusional?"

Like, I am a Clerith shipper. I have played all the games in the compilation and watched Advent Children. I tried to be as completionist as possible, even. And I came out on the other side of really digging into the story of this game loving Cloud and Aerith's dynamic and pretty firmly convinced they were canon. Or as canon as possible in the timeline where she died.

As any Clerith fan who participates in the fandom would know, if you try and explain your interpretation of these characters and the romance to a diehard Cloti supporter... you're met with a lot of "you're misinterpreting! Cloud and Aerith were just friends! She loved Zack to the end and Cloud loved Tifa since childhood and never stopped! Also Aerith is actually BAD for Cloud because she's too pushy/abrasive. She's not helping him open up, she's just forcing him to go along with her and making him uncomfortable!"

All of this is of course infuriating, but I'd like to think I'm self-aware enough to know we are kind of guilty of the same thing. The majority of Tifa fans are SO happy about the kiss in Rebirth, while we're over here dismissing it because, one it's optional, and two Cloud is "obviously" using Tifa as a rebound or settling for her since Aerith is seemingly unavailable. But that's not how Cloti fans see it at all.

We can talk until we're blue in the face about how TIFA deserves better than Cloud because she shouldn't be the second choice - the one he settles for. But I think most people who really love Cloti genuinely don't see it that way. In their eyes, she's NOT second-best. Cloud loved her all along and this kiss is finally confirming that. And nothing we say will dissuade them, just as nothing they say will actually change OUR minds about Clerith.

It is honestly really difficult for me to try and see the story and romance the way Cloti fans do, but I know the reverse is also true. Both groups of fans interpret the characters and relationships differently. The compilation ALLOWS us to interpret them differently. And this is why the ship war for a game from 1997 is still raging on.

Because both camps are certain they're right, they defend their position viciously. Sometimes that means invading the "other side" to tell them how wrong they are. This discussion/rant was prompted by a Cloti fan on a Clerith vid who wanted to debate MY comment about how wonderful the ship was and how good they were for each other. He was "confused" and "concerned" because Clerith fans were reading the story wrong or warping it to suit our ship.

I wanted to tell him, "buddy that's what YOU'RE doing". I wanted to write a goddamn essay explaining why Clerith is canon actually. But considering in my INITIAL comment that he first responded to I'd already brought up why I thought Clerith was great, and he was IGNORING that... I knew it would be pointless. There is nothing I could possibly say that would change his mind. There is nothing he could possibly say that would change my mind.

As long as both sides of this war are fully convinced they're right, this war is going to be endless and brutal. And that's why my absolute biggest fear for part 3 is an open, ambiguous ending regarding the ships. Maybe it will canonize nothing. Maybe it will canonize BOTH by having the actual ending change depending on which girl the player favors.

Either route will offer no relief to this eternal battle. I would honestly prefer for Cloti to explicitly and unambiguously win than an ending where neither girl does. Because I can accept a loss. I can accept being told that actually I WAS interpreting the story wrong, but I'll only accept it from the text itself. If anything, a Cloti ending might encourage me to go through the entire compilation again trying to view it with that canon couple in mind. I'm sure I'd see things differently, even if I'd always have a place in my heart for Clerith. And I sincerely hope that if Clerith were to win that Cloti fans could do the same.

All I know is that I'm sick and tired of this ship war. I personally have never gone after Cloti fans or engaged in Cloti content with the intent to debate or hate on the ship. But I don't speak for all Cleriths. I'm sure at least a few fans of my ship are guilty too. I have seen many obnoxious Cloti fans invading our spaces to disparage us - mostly on YouTube and Twitch, less here on Tumblr - but I KNOW there are plenty of kind Cloti fans who just happily enjoy their ship and leave us to ours as well.

At the end of the day, regardless of how part 3 ends things, I just wish we could live in peace. Please enjoy your ship. Your interpretation of the text and romance is valid. But so is mine. If neither side can agree, then the best thing to do is leave each other alone.

[dead-lights]

sun's out guns out // elle & inna

@charsimsalot recently made me aware that the guy Elle got frisky with in the trailers/the dude from the big painting in Vlad's manor uses the same character model as Dillin Derito from the malpractice trailer for get to work. It seems possible that buddy took the cure and ran away to play a slutty doctor on TV. I'm still reeling with the implications, but this is absolutely hilarious, and I have to imagine that Elle and Inna hatewatch every single episode.

[stellarspecter]

@pscentral event 17: vibrance ↳ tessa violet - bad ideas (2018)

[skeletalheartattack]

...am I just losing my mind or did yer icon become evil? I don't remember that BeAst behind Boe

yuuuump always been behind me

[sihtricfedaraaahvicius]

I hoped to have finished the vampire fic by now so I could release it this weekend, but I just haven't been able to get there. I've been working on it but it's nowhere near done, sorry about that. This week has been incredibly rough mentally and it's been effecting my writing a lot, so bear with me, because I'm trying to get back here with a fic but it will take some more time, sorry.

[smute]

currently experiencing another "if you dont take a break your body will take it for you" moment. it was 35°C/95°F in my room last night when i went to bed and i was feeling very nauseous and headachey. i must've had like 5 liters of water yesterday with zero exercise which is insane, and so today i woke up at noon feeling like a complete zombie. i had thee wildest dreams and tbh i'm 75% sure i had a near death experience as well lmao

[ashtcnirwin]

brought a knife to a gun fight

[theworldisabrokenbonebutitishome]

Kang Yo Han is the walking embodiment of I'm Not Okay (I Promise) and relates to Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge far more than is healthy. In this essay I will-

[zorilleerrant]

some thoughts on this AU:

Damian was first to create a costume. he based it on the League's uniforms at the time, because that was what he was familiar with - over time he incorporated other things, but there's always that base design to his costumes

because of this, most of the Batkids go through a phase where they dress like Damian did/does. Jason is still in that phase and hasn't come up with an adult costume yet

not Dick! he came in knowing he wanted to honor his parents with his costume. although it wasn't the first one he wore, it was the first he went out for a full patrol in

because Duke was there for all of their training, the other Batkids tend to wear a lot of yellow and use yellow as an accent in their costumes. Dick's costume will probably become more yellow over time (altho it's pretty yellow already)

he DID steal one of Duke's costumes to make his cape

Duke did the Damian thing but he's since graduated to his adult superhero persona (still Signal)

Tim's costume is based more directly on Bruce's, but he doesn't go by Batman. he's probably Black Bat or something

Cass has a name based on Signal's callsign. probably Beacon or something. maybe Yellow Lantern bc fuck it

Jason has a name based on Damian's original callsign, which is probably a nickname he got in the League. or else it's based on the fact that he's the magic user in the family

what is this a picture of? I'll be honest I just thought it would look cool. it's probably a training excercise. I assume Duke is supervising it or taking notes and that's why he's standing back and watching. Damian is probably demonstrating something for the rest. since this is obviously Dick's first group session it's either testing the limits of his abilities or teaching him basic skills. they may be QA'ing some simulation instead idk come up with a scenario it's fun

also I've decided because of their black and yellow coloration Gotham collectively calls them Bumblebee Bats, but I do think there'd be intense debate over where Dick fits in the taxonomy

for @dickgraysonweek reverse robins

[gaysondashanon]

jesus christ, it's been over a year since i started this shit.

ummm. happy over-a-year-of-me-thanking-seabunnythatlikeshorror-for-reblogging-gays-and-putting-them-on-my-dash? i feel like i should do something for this but i have no idea what.

[musical-chick-13]

.............Well.